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The Cozy, Modern Ace Hotel Toronto Opens Behind a Red Brick Facade

08.04.22 | By
The Cozy, Modern Ace Hotel Toronto Opens Behind a Red Brick Facade

Ace Hotel Toronto is the newest addition to the brand’s inaugural home in Canada, designed by Toronto-based firm Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. Standing within the city’s historic Garment District, the 123-room property features a lobby bar, wood-fired restaurant, rooftop bar, and restaurant, as well as three multi-functional event spaces.

Ace Toronto is a civic space built for gathering and trading in words, intimacies and bright ideas

The building’s red brick facade is reminiscent of the bricks pressed from Don Valley clay, which played an important role in the city’s visual identity. An array of soaring, poured-in-place concrete structural arches rise from the semi-subterranean restaurant to the level above. Atelier Ace furnishings accommodate the seating areas overlooking the neighborhood green space.

As explained by Brad Wilson, CEO, Atelier Ace / Ace Hotel Group: “Toronto is a city that embraces originality and is rooted in the same open-to-all philosophy that founded Ace. We could not be more proud to open Ace Hotel Toronto – the architectural magnificence of Shim- Sutcliffe Architects’ work has created a bona fide wonder. They have built an inherently civic space that respects the neighborhood’s storied past while nurturing its future.”

Ace Toronto is a civic space built for gathering and trading in words, intimacies and bright ideas

Ace Toronto is a civic space built for gathering and trading in words, intimacies and bright ideas

Food and beverage offerings from Chef-Partner Patrick Kriss

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Guest suites are conceived as restful urban cabins, with Douglas fir paneling, copper accents, custom Shim- Sutcliffe lighting and side tables, and deep-set window benches built into the structure offering connection to the city’s shifting seasons and light

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Ace Toronto’s original art program features pieces by nearly 40 artists

Guestrooms and public spaces designed by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects and Atelier Ace

Three multifunctional event spaces

The building’s red brick facade recalls the important role bricks pressed from Don Valley clay played in forming the city’s visual identity

Photos by Graydon Herriott & William Jess Laird.

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